Plastic-metal hybrid gears for automotive production
Our range of products and services for the automotive industry
- Hybrid gears
- Fan impellers for air conditioning in vehicles
- Gears for automatic start-stop systems
Plastic metal hybrid gears combine the best of both worlds in the best sense of the word: the high strength and temperature-resistance of metal with the low weight, vibration damping and cost efficiency of polymer materials. The challenge lies in the technical design of the individual parts and how they are joined. That is why we select the right combination of materials for your application, design the gear teeth, and manufacture the tools for metalworking and precision plastic injection molding. We provide you with gearwheel composites made from plastic and metal that are exceptional due to their smooth operation and low noise emissions.
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Here you can see a selection of our products from the .... range, which are used in the automotive industry.
Our expertise in plastic-metal compounds
At F. Morat, we have been producing gear components made of plastic and plastic-metal composites for more than 60 years. We are one of the pioneers in the precision injection molding of plastics, with good reason. We are familiar with the advantages and idiosyncrasies associated with every type of gear and every material, and can use this wealth of experience to offer the right solution for your application.
- We optimize gear geometries to your specifications. By combining different materials, we can achieve the desired specifications with respect to load-bearing capacity and installation space, as well as weight, noise performance and efficiency.
- We select the most suitable material for your needs from a large number of different metals such as steel, aluminum and various non-ferrous metals and a broad spectrum of industrial thermoplastics and high-temperature plastics. In combination with suitable fillers and reinforcing materials, we are able to realise high-performance gears that are also lightweight.
- When developing injection molding tools, we take into account injection-molding-friendly part design from the very beginning, enabling us to identify and correct injection-molding-critical issues even during the tool design phase.
Our production expertise in plastic-metal compounds
Our comprehensive approach integrates design, process development, tooling, injection molding, secondary processing, and assembly, as well as quality management, all under one roof. This allows us to ensure seamless coordination of the individual manufacturing steps and the highest quality standards throughout the entire production process.
- We have our own professional tool construction service in-house that guarantees the highest precision in the production of the desired geometries.
- Our precision production process including single tooth correction is designed for optimizing noise emissions.
- Our modern production plants makes it possible for us to produce several million plastic gear parts cost efficiently in a short period of time.
- Our extensive quality assurance process according to IATF 16949 ensures that our gear parts perform reliably and also satisfy their economic requirements in the long term.
What hybrid gear components can we manufacture for you? Talk to our plastics experts!